Eco-Meaning of the Sukkot Plants

Eco-Meaning of the Sukkot Plants

by Rabbi David Seidenberg

The four species of the lulav [waved in blessing and praise on the holiday of Sukkot] represent the four types of ecosystems in the land of Israel: desert (date palm), hills (myrtle), river corridors (willow), and sh’feilah or lowlands (etrog – agricultural). (more…)